Scene
6 - A New Life
February 10, 2014
KATE
Get up
Honey; you're going to be late for the bus.
KID
I'm too
tired.
KATE
That's not a good reason to stay home Brett.
Now please get up while I go wake your sister.
(Kate runs
from her son's room to her daughter's. She opens the door and turns
on the light; she opens the blinds, and taps her daughter on the
shoulder.)
KATE
Dana, get up honey. The bus will be here
soon. When you are dressed and washed I have waffles for you.
DANA
Ok Mom. Thanks.
(Kate walks back to Brett's room. His
face is in his pillow.)
KATE
Brett! Get up!
(She
picks him up and puts him on the floor. She runs to one of his
drawers. She grabs a shirt, underwear, pants, and socks. She gives
them to Brett.)
KATE
Put these on. Quick.
(Kate
runs down the stairs to the kitchen. There is smoke in the kitchen.)
KATE
Shit!
(She runs to the toaster and takes out
the two burnt waffles. She turns off the smoke alarm. She places two
waffles in the toaster. Kate turns around and takes a deep breath.)
SCREEN FADES
Scene 7 - Friends
(Kate and two
friends are in a restaurant eating.)
KATE
So, Meg, How
are the kids?
MEG
Good. Pretty Good. What about Brett and
Dana?
KATE
They are good. I'm telling you it's getting
harder every single day to take care of them all by myself.
MEG
You must be missing Adam so much. It's so terrible about that car
crash. You always think it could never to happen to someone you love,
but then it does.
OTHER
GIRL
Why don't you think about hiring a nanny or something?
KATE
I don't have the money.
OTHER GIRL
I
could find you someone for real cheap. I know a college student
looking for some part-time work while before her night classes.
KATE
Like a babysitter?
OTHER GIRL
Yeah.
KATE
I could afford a babysitter. Can I have her info,
Jackie?
JACKIE
Sure.
KATE
Thanks.
Scene
8 - Mail time.
(Kate walks into her house and takes off her
coat, and puts down her bag. She holds the mail in here hands; she
walks into the Kitchen and places it down on a counter. She looks at
the number and address Jackie gave her. She dials the number while
flipping through the mail. Someone picks up.)
KATE
Hi my
name is Amy Capshaw. My friend Jackie Reynolds said you were looking
for a during the day job.
GIRL
Oh yea! Jackie Reynolds.
What's the job?
AMY/KATE
Just to watch my two kids Brett
and Dana. Brett is almost 11, and Dana is 9. Its just so I can relax
a little, they have been a handful lately.
GIRL
Sounds
fine.
AMY/KATE
What's your name?
GIRL
Stephanie
Adams. How much would I get paid for doing this?
AMY/KATE
Around 10 an hour. Is that too little?
STEPH
No it
will be fine.
AMY/KATE
It will be about 60 a day.
STEPH
It will be great.
AMY/KATE
Thanks.
STEPH
No.
Thank you.
AMY/KATE
No problem. I'd love to meet you. How
about tomorrow at the Italian place in the mall?
STEPH
La
Cocina?
AMY/KATE
Yeah.
STEPH
See you then.
AMY/KATE
Ok.
(Amy/Kate hangs up the phone. She is
holding a huge red envolope in her hands.)
AMY/KATE
What
could this be?
(She opens it up. The camera focuses on the
card.)
AMY/KATE (O.S)
Hello Honey it has been a while,
I'm going travel a thousand times a mile.
Just to see the one
I love so much,
Its really bad you haven't kept in touch.
Kate,
I've missed you,
I'm sure you have missed me too.
It made me
mad when you left me,
And now you are going to pay, you'll see.
I'm going to do something I should have done before,
I'm
coming to kill you when you least expect it you little whore!
Love,
Your Valentine.
(She slips the card back into the
envelope and frantically turns it over. The envelope reads.
Kate
Carr
15 Pine Street
Miami Beach, FL 21374
AMY/KATE
(O.S)
He found me.
Scene 9 - A call to an old friend
AMY/KATE
May I speak to Detective Mandy Lewis?
MAN
I'm sorry Detective Lewis is no longer here.
AMY/KATE
Do you know where I could reach her? It is an emergency.
MAN
I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this... but Detective Lewis was murdered about a year ago.
AMY/KATE
Murdered?
MAN
Yeah. Who am I speaking to?
AMY/KATE
My name is Amy Capshaw.
MAN
Let's see what I can do with that. 15 Pine Street
Miami Beach, Florida?
AMY/KATE
How did you know that?
MAN
I'm working with Detective Lewis' database. How can I assist you Mrs. Carr?
AMY/KATE
You know who I am?
MAN
The information is right here at my fingertips. Let me see what I can dig up. What exactly do you need to know?
AMY/KATE
Well Detective Lewis was helping with some personal case, I don't know if you could really help me.
MAN
Don't worry about trusting me Ma'am, I'm as close to Mandy as you're going to get. I was her husband. My name is Mark Gregories; Mandy used her maiden name while working.
AMY/KATE
Oh my god. I am terribly sorry.
MARK
Thank you for your sympathies.
(Silence)
AMY/KATE
Are you OK?
MARK
Yes
AMY/KATE
You sure?
MARK(choking a little bit)
Yea. Anyways how can I help you?
AMY/KATE
Well, how familiar are you with the case?
MARK
Not familiar at all actually. But everything should be in this database.
AMY/KATE
Well what does it say?
MARK
Not much. It seems as if Mandy kept a password on most of your information. Luckily I think I might know what the password is, and I definitely know the code to the lock-box where she had probably written down the password.
(A few seconds of typing noises.)
MARK
Yup. I'm in. Her latest update that was made a couple of days before the murder says something about not having seen Mr. Carr for a couple a days. It seems she was spying on him. Could you fill me in on what is going on?
AMY/KATE
Well my real name is Kate Carr.
MARK
Well it says Amy Capshaw in my wife's files.
AMY/KATE
Well I changed my name to Amy to conceal my identity.
MARK
I guess my wife wanted to conceal it too. Oh here it is. You are a
survivor of the valentine murders.
AMY/KATE
Yea, and my husband too.
MARK (a little shocked.)
Husband? Oh yes! Here it is. Mr. Carr is your husband. My wife believed he was the killer instead of your friend Dorothy. I can't believe she didn't tell me about this.
AMY/KATE
Let me cut to the chase Detective Gregories. I think my husband is back to try and kill me, and I think he probably killed Mandy?
MARK
I'd ask you for some proof.
AMY/KATE
I just received a sick valentine note from my husband, saying he is going to kill me. The only person who knew my whereabouts was Detective Lewis... and you.
MARK
Exactly, so Mr. Carr could not have found you. Maybe it is someone else.
AMY/KATE
Someone else saying they want to kill me? That's ridiculous! You said that Mandy kept her passwords in a lockbox, could my husband have gotten the password and information through there?
MARK
Oh My god!
AMY/KATE
What?
MARK
It seems as if your file was accessed only a few days after my wife was murdered. That bastard killed my wife! I'm going to come to Florida, and help you kill this fucker. Here is some advice; you may be dealing with another man with plastic surgery. Your old husband can be your new best friend, or a parent of one of your kid's friends. Until I come make sure you are never by yourself. I need you right now as much as you need me.
AMY/KATE
Ok.
